Orcines

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Orcines

|commune status = Commune

|image = Orcines-Eglise3.jpg

|caption = Church Orcines

|arrondissement = Clermont-Ferrand

|canton = Orcines

|INSEE = 63263

|postal code = 63870

|mayor = Jean-Marc Morvan{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Clermont Auvergne Métropole

|coordinates = {{coord|45.7833|3.0131|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 836

|elevation min m = 480

|elevation max m = 1465

|area km2 = 42.73

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Orcines ({{IPA|fr|ɔʁsin}}) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Located at the foot of the Chaine des Puys, Orcines is an important village for the hikers who come visiting the natural heritage in Auvergne. The town belongs to the rural area of Clermont-Ferrand.

Geography

Apart from Orcines proper, the commune also includes fifteen villages : Ternant, Sarcenat, La Fontaine du Berger, Chez Vasson, Le Gressigny, Solagnat, La Baraque, Villars, La Font de l'Arbre, Montrodeix, where the small river Tiretaine originates, Enval, Le Cheix, Bonnabry, Bellevue et Fontanas, one of the most sizeable.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-63263#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |1814

|1975 |2104

|1982 |2516

|1990 |2873

|1999 |3067

|2007 |3238

|2012 |3296

|2017 |3388

}}

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